1) Questions and Answers : Windows : Error 1714 when installing BOINC on Win 7 x64 (Message 1322507) Posted 31 Dec 2012 by Jim White Post: I wrote about this issue a little more than a year ago and the responses did not solve my issue so I'm posting again in hope that new eyes may see a solution. My PC is Win 7 Ult x64, 8 GB RAM, 1.5 TB HDD. I had BOINC running on it and did an upgrade that hosed the existing install. I believe I had 6.10.58 onboard and went to 6.12.34. I received error 1714 and so it began. I have done: Removed 6.10 via Add/Remove programs. Reinstall of 6.12 failed Removed 6.10 via Windows Uninstall utility Reinstall of 6.12 failed Ran regedit and removed all mentions of BOINC, setiathome, Space Services (top level folder for BOINC), removed all folders reflecting BOINC or other related folders. Reinstall of 6.12 failed Ran through the above again, and tried to reinstall 6.10, that failed too with error 1714. I've downloaded 7.0.28 that fails with the 1714 error. I've tried the 7.0.42 it failed, but it's x86, I just wanted to see what would happen. I have sanitized my machine as best I can regarding BOINC software and any potential leftovers and am still at odds as how to make this work. I have the 7.0.28 (x64) running on 2 other Win 7 boxes and a Win 8 box all without incident. What am I missing and just how do I fix it? Thank you.

2) Questions and Answers : Windows : Unable to uninstall BOINC to reinstall newer version (Message 1180824) Posted 26 Dec 2011 by Jim White Post: I recently tried to update my BOINC software (6.12.33 to 6.13.1 both x64 on Win 7 Ultimate) and part way through I got a "Error 1714: Unable to uninstall older version...". So, I tried to uninstall the older version and was relieved to see it uninstall. So I tried the reinstall and it failed again with the same error. I have since tried: Installing 3 earlier versions of BOINC, all 3 fail with the same error. I have mined the registry for all occurrences for BOINC, setiathome, and Berkeley, and removed them. Loacted any file or folder with setiathome, BOINC in their title and deleted. Tried to install software, same error. I installed Microsoft's Uninstaller Utility, nothing found there. Tried Revo Uninstaller, nothing found there. I receive the same error after each attempt to install this software. What am I missing and why am I punishing myself trying to install this program?

 
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